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Famous Places in Indore

Indore is world famous by the name of Ahilyabai Nagri. Ahilyabai is Rajmata and Maharani of the Indore City. She is one of the very famous rulers of Indore City. Indore is a largest city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. A central power city, Indore exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment and has been described as the commercial capital of the state. Indore is also known as Mini Mumbai.

Indore is located on the southern edge of Malwa Plateau, the city is located 190 km west of the state capital of Bhopal. Indore traces its roots to its 16th century founding as a trading hub between the Deccan and Delhi. The city and its surroundings came under Maratha Empire on 18 May 1724 after Maratha Peshwa assumed the full control of Malwa. Indore served as the capital of the Madhya Bharat from 1950 until 1956.

Marathas ruled the city with complete grace and their imprints can be seen in architecture & development of the city. Holkar Dynasty is known for its rich & classy culture. Rajwada, Chhatris, Lalbagh Palace and Gandhi Hall are significant heritage places that portray the richness of architecture and lifestyle.

Way To comes in Indore:-
Indore is served by the state of the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport, about 8 km from the city. It is the busiest airport in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and also serves as a hub for international cargo. The new integrated international terminal was inaugurated in February 2012.

The Indore Junction is an A-1 grade railway station. The City Railway Division comes under Ratlam Division of the Western Railways. Indore Junction BG is the main and terminal station on the broad gauge line connecting it to the rest of the country. It has both meter gauge and broad gauge in operational. Regular train services connect Indore to most parts of the country. Electrification of the Indore – Dewas – Ujjain is completed in June 2012.

Indore is connected to other parts of India through national and state highways. The major national highways passing through the city are:
National Highway No. 3 (NH3 – Agra Bombay)
National Highway No. 59 (Ahmedabad – Godhra - Indore)
National Highway No. 59A (Indore – Betul – Nagpur connecting NH 69)
The Mumbai- Indore section of the National Highway No. 3 and the Ahmedabad – Indore section of the National Highway No. 59 are undergoing multi laning under the NHDP program.

Other important regional highways passing through the city are:
State Highway No. 27 (Jhalawad - Ujjain - Burhanpur)
State Highway No. 31 (Neemach - Ratlam - Dhar)

Local Trasport:-
Indore has a well developed transport system. Atal Indore City Transport Services Ltd, The buses designated as City Bus operate on 36 Routes, with around 170 bus stop stations. The buses are color-coded according to their route.

Indore BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System) with air-conditioned (AC) and non-AC buses. Some of these buses are also equipped with services like GPS and IVR which are used to track the position of the bus with information displayed on LED displays installed at the bus stops.

Metro Taxi service of Indore is supposed to be best in India. It includes Government run Maruti Suzuki SX4 Cars, which are GPS enabled and air conditioned. These taxis can always be found outside the major stations, at the central station, the bus stations, the airport and in the crowded inner-city shopping streets. The common way to obtain a taxi is to either call a taxi operator or to go to a taxi. However, although not the norm, one can hail a passing taxi on the street.

Local transport also includes auto rickshaw, vans and CNG Tata Magic. Many cab services too serve the city. The major bus terminals are Sarwate, Gangwal, Navlakha and Vijaya Nagar bus stand.